Bizet’s powerful masterpiece centers on the beautiful and free-spirited gypsy Carmen, who temps the hapless Don Jose with uninhibited seduction. When his obsession makes her grow weary, the torment he feels brings their love to a violent conclusion.

In this dark and witty tale, revenge-hungry Sweeney Todd returns to London after a long exile. After befriending the owner of a local pie shop, Mrs. Lovett, the two hatch a gruesome plan that propels the story into a vast, bloody hellscape. Based on the Victorian short story The String of Pearls, Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller won the 1979 Tony Award for Best Musical.